III. Economic Profile
The Economic Profile of Mecklenburg County consists primarily of data produced by the Virginia Employment Commission, U.S. Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Related Terms and DefinitionsOverview
Average Weekly WageComputed as average quarterly wages divided by 13.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)The Consumer Price Index measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative market basket of consumer goods and services.
Local Employment Dynamics (LED)The Local Employment Dynamics Program at the Census Bureau, together with its state partners, provides employment information at the county, city, and Workforce Investment Area level. This information tracks workers in different industries by age and gender and provides statistics on job creation, separation, turnover, and wages.
Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW)A federal/state cooperative program that collects and compiles employment and wage data for workers covered by state unemployment insurance (UI) laws and the federal civilian workers covered by Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE). These data are maintained at the state in micro and macro levels and also sent to BLS quarterly.
Unemployment Insurance (UI)Unemployment insurance is a program for the accumulation of funds paid by employers to be used for the payment of unemployment insurance to workers during periods of unemployment which are beyond the workers' control. Unemployment insurance replaces a part of the worker's wage loss if he becomes eligible for payments.
Unemployment RateThe number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force.
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Unemployment Rates
Mecklenburg County Virginia United States
2006 5.3% 3.1% 4.6%
2007 5.1% 3.0% 4.6%
2008 6.5% 3.9% 5.8%
2009 10.9% 6.7% 9.3%
2010 11.3% 7.1% 9.6%
2011 10.4% 6.6% 8.9%
2012 9.4% 6.1% 8.1%
2013 9.3% 5.7% 7.4%
2014 7.7% 5.2% 6.2%
2015 6.1% 4.5% 5.3%
2016 5.6% 4.0% 4.9%
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.
Trends
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Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed
Age Mecklenburg County Virginia
Under 22 years 1 391
22 to 24 years 12 1,178
25 to 34 years 17 6,836
35 to 44 years 29 6,677
45 to 54 years 32 7,436
55 to 64 years 24 6,339
65 years and over 6 1,532
Unknown
Gender Mecklenburg County Virginia
Male 46 14,260
Female 75 16,129
Unspecified
Race Mecklenburg County Virginia
White 41 14,700
Black 76 12,390
American Native 151
Asian 1 884
Other 3 1,107
Hispanic or Latino 1,157
Education Mecklenburg County Virginia
8th Grade or Less 2 351
Some High School 11 1,327
High School Grad/GED 45 9,645
Some College/2-Yr Degree 23 7,364
Bachelor's Degree 2 4,745
Some Graduate School 693
Post Graduate Degree 4 1,923
Unknown 34 4,341
Mecklenburg County - (121 claimants)
Virginia - (30,389 claimants)
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics, Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed, July 2017.
Total number of claimants: 121
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Industry Mecklenburg County Virginia
Construction 16 1,843
Health Care and Social Assistance 14 3,036
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
13 3,865
Other Services (except Public Administration) 12 1,078
Unclassified 6 2,223
Wholesale Trade 5 1,048
Manufacturing 4 742
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4 3,427
Information 3 654
Retail Trade 2 1,726
Educational Services 2 1,010
Accommodation and Food Services 2 2,495
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 87
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 57
Utilities 30
Transportation and Warehousing 659
Finance and Insurance 1,042
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 491
Management of Companies and Enterprises 171
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 206
(excludes unclassified)
Top 5 Industries With Largest Number of Claimants in Mecklenburg County
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics, Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed, July 2017.
Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed
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Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed
Occupation Mecklenburg County Virginia
Production Occupations 17 3,097
Construction and Extraction Occupations 15 1,624
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 15 1,521
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 14 4,303
Unknown Occupation Code 11 3,153
Healthcare Support Occupations 8 860
Personal Care and Service Occupations 6 549
Sales and Related Occupations 6 2,208
Management Occupations 5 2,874
Education, Training, and Library Occupations 4 1,211
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 4 558
Protective Service Occupations 3 361
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 2 1,507
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 2 1,088
Community and Social Service Occupations 2 354
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 2 1,948
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 2 957
Architecture and Engineering Occupations 1 430
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 1 134
Military Specific Occupations 1 223
Legal Occupations 172
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
593
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
586
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 78
(excludes unknown occupations)
Top 5 Occupation Groups With Largest Number of Claimants in Mecklenburg County
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Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed, July 2017.
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Unemployment Insurance Payments
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Unemployment Insurance Program.
Trends
Mecklenburg County Virginia
Weeks Paid Amount Paid Weeks Paid Amount Paid
2006 7,662 $1,541,332 1,334,848 $334,996,815
2007 7,864 $1,655,295 1,384,335 $364,789,088
2008 8,923 $1,953,304 1,699,923 $468,544,246
2009 22,058 $4,889,635 3,782,630 $1,069,206,277
2010 13,677 $2,921,450 2,727,738 $748,174,724
2011 10,879 $2,355,540 2,242,341 $612,702,314
2012 10,657 $2,372,957 2,102,986 $592,044,339
2013 10,164 $2,482,200 1,999,039 $574,074,609
2014 6,133 $1,466,653 1,684,690 $490,522,709
2015 4,550 $1,169,669 1,198,476 $351,290,100
2016 5,186 $1,350,242 1,263,292 $379,622,081
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Unemployment Insurance Payments
Source: Virginia Employment Commission,Unemployment Insurance Program.
Past 12 Months
Mecklenburg County Virginia
Weeks Paid Amount Paid Weeks Paid Amount Paid
Jul. 2016 386 $96,447 102,280 $30,340,929
Aug. 2016 413 $108,446 115,661 $34,598,546
Sep. 2016 284 $71,198 85,545 $26,087,097
Oct. 2016 282 $70,678 92,947 $28,461,452
Nov. 2016 315 $80,626 78,874 $24,054,832
Dec. 2016 333 $85,714 83,871 $25,120,302
Jan. 2017 569 $145,652 119,865 $35,546,956
Feb. 2017 434 $115,287 100,181 $29,994,222
Mar. 2017 412 $109,742 103,551 $31,350,211
Apr. 2017 298 $75,654 84,007 $25,475,201
May 2017 299 $77,059 97,219 $29,499,484
Jun. 2017 250 $64,220 89,386 $26,673,098
Jul. 2017 284 $75,148 90,050 $26,778,571
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Employers by Size of Establishment
Employment by Size of Establishment
Note: Asterisks (***) indicate non-disclosable data.'Zero; no employment' typically represents new startup firms or sole-proprietorships.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 4th Quarter (October, November, December) 2016.
Mecklenburg County Virginia
0 to 4 employees 688 164,355
5 to 9 employees 185 38,457
10 to 19 employees 114 28,345
20 to 49 employees 70 20,759
50 to 99 employees 28 7,235
100 to 249 employees 9 3,881
250 to 499 employees *** 1,101
500 to 999 employees *** 372
1000 and over employees 0 244
1,100 264,749
Mecklenburg County Virginia
0 to 4 employees 1,094 229,504
5 to 9 employees 1,178 255,878
10 to 19 employees 1,583 385,831
20 to 49 employees 2,079 628,522
50 to 99 employees 1,856 493,890
100 to 249 employees 1,358 575,475
250 to 499 employees *** 379,291
500 to 999 employees *** 254,861
1000 and over employees 0 624,519
11,870 3,827,771
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50 Largest Employers
1. Mecklenburg County School Board
2. MCV Hospital
3. Global Safety Textiles LLC
4. ONE Jeanswear Group
5. Wal Mart
6. G A & F C Wagman Inc
7. Food Lion
8. Penmac Personnel Services
9. County of Mecklenburg
10. Peebles
11. Lake Country Area Agency on Aging
12. Sentara Healthcare
13. Monroe Tree Services Division
14. Eastern Region Field Unit
15. Southern Textile Service
16. Chase City Nursing And Rehab Center
17. American Buildings Company
18. Southside Community Services
19. Parker Oil Company, Inc.
20. The Home Depot
21. Schneider Electric
22. Hardee's
23. Newmart Builders Inc
24. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
25. VDOT
26. Southside Medical Managem Inc
27. Virginia Quilting
28. Electronic Data Systems Corp
29. Nipro Glass Americas Corp
30. BGF Industries Inc.
31. Mecklenburg Electric Co-operative
32. Postal Service
33. Dolgencorp LLC
34. Mdxcel Inc
35. McDonald's
36. Town of South Hill
37. Virginia Homes Manufacturing
38. VQC, Inc.
39. Rex Materials of Virginia Inc
40. Sunoco Inc
41. American Indust Heat Transfer
42. Bojangles
43. McDonalds
44. Brian's Steak House & Lounge
45. Palletone of Virginia Llc
46. U.S. Department of Defense
47. CVS Pharmacy
48. Personal Homecare Inc
49. Boyd Honda of South Hill
50. Rose's
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 4th Quarter (October, November, December) 2016.
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Employment by Industry
Note: Asterisk (*) indicates non-disclosable data.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 4th Quarter (October, November, December) 2016.
Total: 11,870
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New Startup Firms
Mecklenburg County Virginia
4th Qtr. 2013 10 2,751
1st Qtr. 2014 9 3,404
2nd Qtr. 2014 13 3,299
3rd Qtr. 2014 12 3,317
4th Qtr. 2014 10 4,531
1st Qtr. 2015 16 3,923
2nd Qtr. 2015 12 3,749
3rd Qtr. 2015 10 3,396
4th Qtr. 2015 9 3,000
1st Qtr. 2016 14 3,802
2nd Qtr. 2016 17 4,283
3rd Qtr. 2016 6 3,398
4th Qtr. 2016 10 3,722
Note: The following criteria was used to define new startup firms:1.) Setup and liability date both occurred during 4th Quarter (October, November, December) 20162.) Establishment had no predecessor UI Account Number3.) Private Ownership4.) Average employment is less than 2505.) For multi-unit establishments, the parent company must also meet the above criteria.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 4th Quarter (October, November, December) 2016.
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New Hires by Industry
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Program, 2nd Quarter (April, May, June) 2016, all ownerships.
Total: 1,699
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Turnover by Industry
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Program, 1st Quarter (January, February, March) 2016, all ownerships.
Average: 9.7%
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Average Weekly Wage by Industry
Note: Asterisk (*) indicates non-disclosable data.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 4th Quarter (October, November, December) 2016.
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Age of Workers by Industry
14—18 19—21 22—24 25—34 35—44 45—54 55—64 65+
Total, All Industries 271 480 530 1,984 1,989 2,349 2,093 857
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
9 9 5 49 37 63 48 21
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Utilities 4 15 20 37 28 5
Construction 18 17 81 85 124 88 32
Manufacturing 3 37 58 262 320 318 272 73
Wholesale Trade 5 6 32 35 47 46 21
Retail Trade 61 132 101 296 261 309 278 127
Transportation and Warehousing 3 17 13 79 136 187 192 51
Information 4 20 24 32 29 16
Finance and Insurance 7 11 49 48 60 53 16
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3 11 10 18 14 11
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi
4 11 12 66 62 89 62 32
Management of Companies and Enterprises
3 3 3 18 23 27 29 8
Administrative and Support and Waste Manageme
10 44 53 166 120 134 103 36
Educational Services 10 5 23 111 152 169 205 107
Health Care and Social Assistance 9 52 78 315 295 302 312 142
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 4 3 3 6 8 8 13 15
Accommodation and Food Services 144 107 98 254 169 154 108 39
Other Services (except Public Administration)
8 20 25 65 70 92 79 55
Public Administration 7 13 88 113 177 134 50
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Program, 2nd Quarter (April, May, June) 2016, all ownerships.
Developed by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) program merges Virginia's Unemployment Compensation wage and employer records with Census demographic data. Read more about LED on the following website:
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Industry Employment and Projections
Note: Asterisks (***) indicate non-disclosable data.Projections data is for South Central (LWDA VIII). No data available for Mecklenburg County.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Long Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2014-2024.
Employment Percent
Estimated 2014
Projected 2024 Change Total Annual
Total, All Industries 55,455 59,698 4,243 7.65% .74%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 846 903 57 6.74% .65%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
126 124 -2 -1.59% -.16%
Utilities 433 390 -43 -9.93% -1.04%
Construction 2,442 2,710 268 10.97% 1.05%
Manufacturing 5,119 4,649 -470 -9.18% -.96%
Wholesale Trade 1,268 1,284 16 1.26% .13%
Retail Trade 6,137 6,315 178 2.9% .29%
Transportation and Warehousing 2,421 2,593 172 7.1% .69%
Information 475 447 -28 -5.89% -.61%
Finance and Insurance 984 1,052 68 6.91% .67%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 330 340 10 3.03% .3%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi 941 1,082 141 14.98% 1.41%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 381 394 13 3.41% .34%
Administrative and Support and Waste Manageme
2,039 2,308 269 13.19% 1.25%
Educational Services 7,436 8,096 660 8.88% .85%
Health Care and Social Assistance 8,564 10,666 2,102 24.54% 2.22%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 446 481 35 7.85% .76%
Accommodation and Food Services 3,972 4,160 188 4.73% .46%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
1,479 1,616 137 9.26% .89%
Long Term
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Industry Employment and Projections
Note: Asterisks (***) indicate non-disclosable data.Projections data is for Virginia Statewide. No data available for Mecklenburg County.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Short Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2015-2017.
Employment Percent
Estimated 2015
Projected 2017 Change Total Annual
Total, All Industries 3,977,496 4,093,656 116,160 2.92% 1.45%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 4,210 4,433 223 5.3% 2.61%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
6,805 5,869 -936 -13.75% -7.13%
Utilities 10,717 10,695 -22 -.21% -.1%
Construction 185,026 195,598 10,572 5.71% 2.82%
Manufacturing 232,632 233,073 441 .19% .09%
Wholesale Trade 110,001 111,188 1,187 1.08% .54%
Retail Trade 412,345 421,889 9,544 2.31% 1.15%
Transportation and Warehousing 112,837 117,619 4,782 4.24% 2.1%
Information 69,554 68,654 -900 -1.29% -.65%
Finance and Insurance 131,712 136,266 4,554 3.46% 1.71%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52,593 53,535 942 1.79% .89%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi 394,584 409,625 15,041 3.81% 1.89%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 74,086 75,252 1,166 1.57% .78%
Administrative and Support and Waste Manageme
224,339 236,780 12,441 5.55% 2.74%
Educational Services 365,350 372,071 6,721 1.84% .92%
Health Care and Social Assistance 427,570 446,476 18,906 4.42% 2.19%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 56,096 57,991 1,895 3.38% 1.68%
Accommodation and Food Services 334,516 349,857 15,341 4.59% 2.27%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
133,850 136,332 2,482 1.85% .92%
Short Term
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Occupation Employment and Projections
Note: Asterisks (***) indicate non-disclosable data.Projections data is for South Central (LWDA VIII). No data available for Mecklenburg County.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Long Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2014-2024.
Employment Openings
Estimated 2014
Projected 2024 % Change Replace
-ments Growth Total
Total, All Occupations 55,455 59,698 7.65% 1,304 497 1,801
Management Occupations 1,532 1,642 7.18% 36 12 48
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
1,256 1,392 10.83% 27 14 41
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 418 469 12.2% 6 6 12
Architecture and Engineering Occupations 290 286 -1.38% 6 1 7
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 284 316 11.27% 8 4 12
Community and Social Service Occupations 1,020 1,165 14.22% 22 14 36
Legal Occupations 231 261 12.99% 4 3 7
Education, Training, and Library Occupations 4,786 5,284 10.41% 104 50 154
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
529 533 .76% 14 2 16
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
3,457 4,116 19.06% 76 66 142
Healthcare Support Occupations 1,976 2,528 27.94% 45 55 100
Protective Service Occupations 2,402 2,527 5.2% 65 14 79
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
4,286 4,563 6.46% 145 33 178
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
2,198 2,391 8.78% 44 19 63
Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,533 3,168 25.07% 36 64 100
Sales and Related Occupations 5,211 5,372 3.09% 176 17 193
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
8,045 8,334 3.59% 169 47 216
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 848 920 8.49% 20 8 28
Construction and Extraction Occupations 2,747 2,967 8.01% 46 22 68
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
2,467 2,632 6.69% 58 18 76
Production Occupations 4,279 3,932 -8.11% 95 5 100
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
4,660 4,900 5.15% 102 24 126
Long Term
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Occupation Employment and Projections
Note: Asterisks (***) indicate non-disclosable data.Projections data is for Virginia Statewide. No data available for Mecklenburg County.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Short Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2015-2017.
Employment Openings
Estimated 2015
Projected 2017 % Change Replace
-ments Growth Total
Total, All Occupations 3,977,496 4,093,656 2.92% 92,736 59,171 151,907
Management Occupations 211,684 216,918 2.47% 4,446 2,618 7,064
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
276,201 284,397 2.97% 4,962 4,098 9,060
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 203,891 212,732 4.34% 2,536 4,451 6,987
Architecture and Engineering Occupations 78,184 79,032 1.08% 1,861 488 2,349
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 33,613 34,156 1.62% 820 278 1,098
Community and Social Service Occupations 53,847 56,057 4.1% 1,101 1,105 2,206
Legal Occupations 43,892 44,747 1.95% 712 428 1,140
Education, Training, and Library Occupations 243,781 249,029 2.15% 5,092 2,624 7,716
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
61,233 62,553 2.16% 1,408 678 2,086
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
205,158 211,360 3.02% 4,160 3,102 7,262
Healthcare Support Occupations 90,672 94,357 4.06% 1,859 1,842 3,701
Protective Service Occupations 105,361 107,514 2.04% 2,354 1,081 3,435
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
327,173 342,449 4.67% 14,249 7,644 21,893
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
151,649 157,036 3.55% 2,839 2,694 5,533
Personal Care and Service Occupations 155,803 163,251 4.78% 3,230 3,728 6,958
Sales and Related Occupations 423,418 432,998 2.26% 13,691 4,790 18,481
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
554,516 566,160 2.1% 11,737 5,962 17,699
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 6,868 7,147 4.06% 168 141 309
Construction and Extraction Occupations 187,792 195,659 4.19% 2,884 4,098 6,982
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
152,257 156,081 2.51% 3,384 2,080 5,464
Production Occupations 181,313 183,120 1% 3,937 1,364 5,301
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
229,190 236,903 3.37% 5,304 3,878 9,182
Short Term
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Growth Occupations
Note: Asterisks (***) indicate non-disclosable data.Projections and OES wage data are for South Central (LWDA VIII). No data available for Mecklenburg County.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Long Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2014-2024Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey, 2016.
Employment Average Annual Openings
Estimated 2014
Projected 2024 % Change Replace
-ments Growth TotalAverage
Annual Salary
Nurse Practitioners 116 173 49.14% 3 6 9 $110,573
Home Health Aides 142 204 43.66% 3 6 9 $18,704
Speech-Language Pathologists 86 118 37.21% 2 3 5 $90,432
Medical Assistants 106 144 35.85% 2 4 6 $30,612
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
229 310 35.37% 4 8 12 $30,330
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
82 108 31.71% 2 3 5 $250,253
Personal Care Aides 1,607 2,112 31.43% 13 50 63 $17,092
Mental Health Counselors 84 110 30.95% 2 3 5 $47,435
Residential Advisors 78 102 30.77% 2 2 4 $25,267
Nursing Assistants 1,275 1,643 28.86% 29 37 66 $23,753
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 177 226 27.68% 4 5 9 $18,364
Medical Secretaries 128 161 25.78% 1 3 4 $30,951
Dental Assistants 97 121 24.74% 2 2 4 $32,605
Medical and Health Services Managers
90 112 24.44% 2 2 4 $72,666
Receptionists and Information Clerks
371 461 24.26% 10 9 19 $26,521
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
*** *** *** *** *** *** N/A
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 93 113 21.51% 2 2 4 $19,663
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
143 170 18.88% 2 3 5 $48,661
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
120 140 16.67% 3 2 5 $82,321
Recreation Workers 139 162 16.55% 3 2 5 $24,081
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Declining Occupations
Note: Asterisks (***) indicate non-disclosable data.Projections data is for South Central (LWDA VIII). No data available for Mecklenburg County.
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information & Analytics,Long Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2014-2024.
Employment Openings
Estimated 2014
Projected 2024 % Change Replace
-ments Growth Total
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
*** *** *** *** *** ***
Postal Service Mail Carriers 171 138 -19.3% 3 0 3
Cooks, Fast Food 261 218 -16.48% 7 0 7
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand *** *** *** *** *** ***
Helpers--Production Workers 239 212 -11.3% 8 0 8
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
119 108 -9.24% 4 0 4
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers *** *** *** *** *** ***
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 176 160 -9.09% 1 0 1
Sewing Machine Operators *** *** *** *** *** ***
Butchers and Meat Cutters *** *** *** *** *** ***
Tellers 245 230 -6.12% 10 0 10
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 585 551 -5.81% 6 0 6
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 260 246 -5.38% 6 0 6
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
160 152 -5% 4 0 4
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
316 302 -4.43% 5 0 5
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
137 132 -3.65% 1 0 1
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
795 769 -3.27% 8 0 8
Machinists 355 346 -2.54% 10 0 10
Cashiers 2,225 2,217 -.36% 95 0 95
Customer Service Representatives 336 335 -.3% 8 0 8
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Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Note: CPI data is for the United States only. No data available for Mecklenburg County.
The CPI-U includes expenditures by urban wage earners and clerical workers, professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI-W only includes expenditures by those in hourly wage earning or clerical jobs.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics,Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) Program.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann. % chg
2007 202.416 203.499 205.352 206.686 207.949 208.352 208.299 207.917 208.490 208.936 210.177 210.036 207.342 2.8
2008 211.080 211.693 213.528 214.823 216.632 218.815 219.964 219.086 218.783 216.573 212.425 210.228 215.303 3.8
2009 211.143 212.193 212.709 213.240 213.856 215.693 215.351 215.834 215.969 216.177 216.330 215.949 214.537 -0.4
2010 216.687 216.741 217.631 218.009 218.178 217.965 218.011 218.312 218.439 218.711 218.803 219.179 218.056 1.6
2011 220.223 221.309 223.467 224.906 225.964 225.722 225.922 226.545 226.889 226.421 226.230 225.672 224.939 3.2
2012 226.665 227.663 229.392 230.085 229.815 229.478 229.104 230.379 231.407 231.317 230.221 229.601 229.594 2.1
2013 230.280 232.166 232.773 232.531 232.945 233.504 233.596 233.877 234.149 233.546 233.069 233.049 232.957 1.5
2014 233.916 234.781 236.293 237.072 237.900 238.343 238.250 237.852 238.031 237.433 236.151 234.812 236.736 1.6
2015 233.707 234.722 236.119 236.599 237.805 238.638 238.654 238.316 237.945 237.838 237.336 236.525 237.017 0.1
2016 236.916 237.111 238.132 239.261 240.229 241.018 240.628 240.849 241.428 241.729 241.353 241.432 240.007 1.3
2017 242.839 243.603 243.801 244.524 244.733 244.955
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann. % chg
2007 197.559 198.544 200.612 202.130 203.661 203.906 203.700 203.199 203.889 204.338 205.891 205.777 202.767 2.9
2008 206.744 207.254 209.147 210.698 212.788 215.223 216.304 215.247 214.935 212.182 207.296 204.813 211.053 4.1
2009 205.700 206.708 207.218 207.925 208.774 210.972 210.526 211.156 211.322 211.549 212.003 211.703 209.630 -0.7
2010 212.568 212.544 213.525 213.958 214.124 213.839 213.898 214.205 214.306 214.623 214.750 215.262 213.967 2.1
2011 216.400 217.535 220.024 221.743 222.954 222.522 222.686 223.326 223.688 223.043 222.813 222.166 221.575 3.6
2012 223.216 224.317 226.304 227.012 226.600 226.036 225.568 227.056 228.184 227.974 226.595 225.889 226.229 2.1
2013 226.520 228.677 229.323 228.949 229.399 230.002 230.084 230.359 230.537 229.735 229.133 229.174 229.324 1.4
2014 230.040 230.871 232.560 233.443 234.216 234.702 234.525 234.030 234.170 233.229 231.551 229.909 232.771 1.5
2015 228.294 229.421 231.055 231.520 232.908 233.804 233.806 233.366 232.661 232.373 231.721 230.791 231.810 -0.4
2016 231.061 230.972 232.209 233.438 234.436 235.289 234.771 234.904 235.495 235.732 235.215 235.390 234.076 1.0
2017 236.854 237.477 237.656 238.432 238.609 238.813
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Local Option Sales Tax
Mecklenburg County Virginia
2006 $3,409,285 $1,028,544,074
2007 $3,637,130 $1,056,766,678
2008 $3,973,062 $1,032,815,078
2009 $3,450,474 $979,594,664
2010 $3,372,299 $992,820,512
2011 $4,281,598 $1,035,981,229
2012 $6,037,130 $1,080,663,042
2013 $3,913,899 $1,093,292,668
2014 $2,260,104 $1,131,194,860
2015 $6,727,690 $1,179,611,271
2016 $5,217,440 $1,202,257,995
Note: This data is based on Virginia sales tax revenues deposited, rather than the actual taxable sales figures as reported on a dealer's return.
Source: Virginia Department of Taxation,Revenue Forecasting.
Trends
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